DCRC - Digital Cultures Research Centre

Last Friday saw the culmination of a fantastically successful first sandbox programme for the REACT knowledge Exchange hub. The highliy anticipated and sold out Heritage Sandbox showcase event on the 28th of September gave an engaging overview of six innovative projects linking academics and creative industries partners. One of the projects was, of course, City Strata, led by DCRC researcher Charlotte Crofts.

Videos of the key note that Prof. Jonathan Dovey gave at the 'Expanding Documentary' conference in New Zealand last December are now online. In his presentation Prof Dovey addresses and expands upon the work he has been doing with Mandy Rose around the emergence of collaborative modes of documentary making.

DCRC researcher Charlotte Crofts has worked with some other member of the DCRC team to produce this excellent video that explores and explains the Curzon Memories iPhone app, part of her 'Context-Aware Heritage' project.

The University of the West of England, Bristol, through the DCRC, hosted the 2011 Journal of Media Practice symposium, which was convened by DCRC researcher Charlotte Crofts. Postdigital Encounters explored how digital technologies have redefined creativity and media practice within the academy both in terms of teaching and research, with a dynamic programme of presentations ranging from a QR code workshop, multiscreen film practice and locative media projects to discussions of creativity and pedagogy in the 'postdigital' age.

Due to numerous requests and many last minute entries, we have decided to extend the deadline for submissions to i-Docs by a week.

You now have until Monday, November 28th to send us your papers or presentations.

In July 2010 the DCRC held the first intensive five day course for producers of pervasive media projects, held at the Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol. The summer school was aimed at those who have some experience working in digital media and want to explore using context aware platforms to deliver a project.